Johnson & Johnson temporarily pauses its Covid-19 vaccine trial after one of its 60,000 volunteers takes ill
Johnson & Johnson said October 12, 2020, it has temporarily halted its Covid-19 vaccine trial because one of its participants became sick. The move comes after one of its 60,000 participants became ill.
The pause means the online enrollment system has been closed for the 60,000-patient clinical trial while the independent patient safety committee is convened.J&J said that serious adverse events are "an expected part of any clinical study, especially large studies."
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